When I bought my vans, a G3500 Chevy Box van and a Ford E250 Econoline, I was running regular, just like what it said to use in the manual. And yes, the Ford would ping going up hills, but that was how it ran. Then my mechanic told me that I should be using at least the mid grade. I tried it, and the pinging went away.
Both vans on regular get 10 MGP
On Mid grade, 11 MPG
On Premium, 12 MPG, for a 20% improvement in fuel economy over regular.
No pinging, and way faster. I find that other cars get a bit annoyed with me, not expecting me to accelerate so quickly, they're used to the other vans on the road.
Cost to drive 1,000 miles, regular = $380.00
Cost to drive 1,000 miles, premium = $341.67
My savings on my plumbing vans by buying premium is 11%, and they're more fun to drive.
But don't tell anyone, they might start charging more for premium. I don't know why people would pay more money overall for less performance when it's cheaper on many vehicles to run premium.
Based my 2/24/2022 Washington State Costco gas prices of
Regular $3.80
Premium $4.10
Both vans on regular get 10 MGP
On Mid grade, 11 MPG
On Premium, 12 MPG, for a 20% improvement in fuel economy over regular.
No pinging, and way faster. I find that other cars get a bit annoyed with me, not expecting me to accelerate so quickly, they're used to the other vans on the road.
Cost to drive 1,000 miles, regular = $380.00
Cost to drive 1,000 miles, premium = $341.67
My savings on my plumbing vans by buying premium is 11%, and they're more fun to drive.
But don't tell anyone, they might start charging more for premium. I don't know why people would pay more money overall for less performance when it's cheaper on many vehicles to run premium.
Based my 2/24/2022 Washington State Costco gas prices of
Regular $3.80
Premium $4.10
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